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    • Rules for Number agreement for AUX

    The Number values should match between the AUX and its governor (i.e syntactic head) when label = should-match, else any observed agreement is purely by chance (label = need-not-match)

    Agreement
    Number need not match between the AUX and its governor or head when:
    AUX is governed by= object
    ( Examples )
    OR

    AUX is nearby= они
    ( Examples )
    OR

    AUX is nearby= passive nominal subject
    AUX is governed by a= auxiliary
    ( Examples )
    Generally Number should match between the AUX and its governor or head
    Some examples are: Examples